In an alley in the north of the capital, a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old ran quickly. When he arrived at a house that he had entered, he stopped and panted with his waist crossed over his stomach and shouted inside, "Master, Master." ”

The door opened with a bang, and a young man in his twenties appeared at the door yawning and scolded: "It's early in the morning, it's disturbing people's dreams." ”

The young man looked at the sun that was already hanging on the treetops, and he didn't pout in a funny way, and while going in with the young man, he said, "Master, something new has happened in the capital. There are several iron cabinets in front of Dali Temple, saying that the cabinet is very strong, and it cannot be opened without a key. If anyone can open the iron chest, he will have a reward of five hundred taels of silver. ”

Seeing that the young man wanted to wash his face, he immediately stepped forward to scoop up water and handed over a cloth towel, and asked the young man, "Master, do you want to try it?" ”

The young man wiped his face, and then threw the cloth towel directly into the apprentice's face: "You are stupid." Dali Temple asked people to pick the lock, is this not clear to catch the thief? You let me go to the net, what kind of heart do you have? ”

"No, Master, many people have tried it, but they haven't seen anyone arrested by the Yamen. I see that the big head of the front street has also gone. It doesn't seem to have come out, and it has returned. Afraid of your jokes, they don't dare to say it. ”

"Boss...... five more people came to the door, saw the door open, and walked in directly, "Boss, ...... in front of Dali Temple"

Several people talked about the matter and encouraged: "Boss, you are so good at unlocking, this matter will definitely be difficult for you." Would you like to try it? five hundred taels of silver. ”

This young man's name is Lu Yi, he is a well-known gangster leader in the north of the city, and he usually steals chickens and dogs, especially with his lock-picking skills to impress everyone, not only to let everyone recommend him as the boss, but also to accept a very clever apprentice Zhou Guizi.

Zhou Guizi saw that Lu Yi didn't speak, worried that he wouldn't go, and he would be laughed at and coaxed.

He spoke out to relieve the master: "Are you talking about human words? That's Dali Temple. Putting a few iron cabinets there and giving such a high bounty must be a trap, trying to catch all the people in the capital who eat our business. What is your intention in persuading my master to go? ”

"No, no, we don't mean anything else. I saw that the big head of the front street also went, didn't open the lock, and came back in a gray way. So I want the boss to try it too, so that the boss knows who is more powerful. ”

The big head is the head of another gang, Lu Yi and he have fought since childhood, and no one obeys anyone. After each became the boss, the two gangs also fought in a group for turf.

"Has anyone tried it?" Lu Yi asked.

"Because the bounty was so high, almost everyone tried it. I heard that there are fast catchers, locksmiths, blacksmiths, pig killers, and rangers...... There are even more ordinary people who want to try their luck. ”

"Those iron cabinets have been placed there since yesterday afternoon, and at least seventy or eighty people have tried them, and none of them have been able to open them. I don't seem to care about Dali Temple, so I try with everyone. There is only one official guarding in front of each iron cabinet to maintain order and prevent anyone from smashing the cabinet with a sledgehammer. ”

When Lu Yi heard this, he was a little moved.

People who are good at picking locks, when they encounter this kind of thing, they will inevitably have itchy hands, and they want to try whether they are better than everyone else.

"Cheng, then let's try." He said.

A group of people immediately cheered, chattered to help Lu Yi come up with ideas, asked him to find some tools, and then hugged Lu Yi to Dali Temple.

In order not to block the Dali Temple and affect the office, the iron cabinet was not placed at the entrance of the Dali Temple, but on a vacant land more than ten zhang away from the left side of the gate of the Dali Temple.

When Lu Yi arrived, he saw that it was full of people, and the people on the periphery stretched their necks one by one to look inside, which was very lively.

In one place, the person who picked the lock probably gave up, and everyone made a cry of regret, and then a hole in the human wall opened, and several people came out of it. But in an instant, the wall closed. Everyone craned their necks to look inside, and it was clear that someone else was trying to pick the lock.

Lu Yi has dozens of gangsters under him. In order to make a living, some people have to do some regular business, and those who can still come out to fool around at this time can still eat at home.

At this time, some of his subordinates in the crowd saw them coming, and hurriedly waved to Lu Yi excitedly: "Boss, this way." This person has been driving for a long time, and he should have almost given up. You hurry up, maybe you'll be picked up in a moment. ”

Lu Yi and his entourage hurried over.

Standing on the periphery, you can't see anything, and it's a little difficult to squeeze in. If it were normal times, a few gangsters would definitely hit people with their bodies, open the way for Lu Yi, and touch a few more money bags casually. But this is the gate of Dali Temple, and the officials are staring at it, and they don't dare to make trouble.

Fortunately, the people who steal chickens and dogs are agile, and everyone drills around, and in the midst of a curse, they quickly get to the innermost.

When Lu Yi stood still, he saw an old man in his fifties, with a thin body, a sharp-beaked monkey cheek and a goatee, and his whole body was full of obscenity and the aura of "I'm not a good person", he was squatting there, using iron wire to make a place like a keyhole on an iron cabinet, his face was very ugly, and his mouth was swearing.

"Okay, the time for half a stick of incense has arrived, and it will be replaced." A voice rang out.

Only then did Lu Yi find a man in the costume of a servant standing next to him, with an incense burner at his feet.

The onlookers let out a loud cry of regret.

Someone shouted, "Okay, old man, didn't you hear the big brother say that the hour has come?" Hurry up and get someone else. ”

As he spoke, the man stepped forward, and the others hurriedly squeezed in, apparently trying to unlock the lock.

Seeing that the old man with a goatee was still reluctant to leave, the official stretched out the killing stick in his hand in front of him and flicked it, and said, "Do you want to go?" If you don't go, Lao Tzu will arrest you and send you to the yamen. ”

The old man with the goatee was startled, so he quickly got up and got out of the way. But instead of leaving, he returned to the crowd, his eyes still fixed on the iron cabinet.

"Don't rob, don't rob." The official stopped several people who were rushing to pick the lock with a killing stick, and then pointed at one of them, "You, you try, everyone else dodge." ”

The person being pointed at looked delighted, and the others stepped aside in frustration.

This iron chest was placed here yesterday. Therefore, everyone who came was somewhat prepared.

I saw that the man also took out a wire from his sleeve and pounded it against the keyhole.

Lu Yi was there to observe his movements, and in his spare time, he looked at the iron cabinet.

The iron cabinet was painted crimson in color, and the whole seemed to be one except for the keyhole. Moreover, according to Lu Yi's experience, the iron used in this iron cabinet should be fine iron, which is very heavy and firm. There was no crack in the door, and it was clear that the hinge was so good that the tool could not reach through it, and it was impossible to pry it open.

So if you want to open this cabinet, the only thing you can do is the keyhole.